Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"

New Study Released by the Center for the Digital Future and AARP Shows Internet Users 50+ Are Rapidly Closing the Digital Divide With Booming Online Activity
The Earth Times
June 19, 2008

Overview: “Americans 50+ are increasingly becoming immersed in the Internet and in many ways can be compared to users who are decades younger, according to findings from the Center for the Digital Future released today in conjunction with AARP. The study takes a look at online behaviors of those age 50+ compared to the under 50 demographic.”

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/new-study-released-by-the,439962.shtml

Getting a Jump on Retirement
Lynn Underwood
Star Tribune
June 19, 2008

Overview: “While most second-home purchases are for immediate use, the 2006 Baby Boomer Survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that those born between 1946 and 1964 are more active than any other group in the second-home market -- they own 57 percent of all vacation/seasonal homes and 58 percent of rental properties. And many of them plan to use them as their eventual retirement homes.”

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/20559634.html?location_refer=Prep%20Sports

Senior Drivers to Increase 70% Over Next 20 Years
Breitbart
June 11, 2008

Overview: “A new national survey of baby boomers shows a growing need for better communication about driving issues among adult children and their aging parents, calls for additional restrictions on their parents' driving -- whether voluntary or mandatory -- and points to an urgent need for expanded access to public transportation for seniors.”

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=prnw.20080611.AQW059A&show_article=1